Cool… I’ve been ever-so-patiently keeping my eyes peeled for a decent hands-on review of the Thunderverb 200 ever since Orange first announced its release over a year ago, but finding much in the way of an in-depth review has been difficult at best.
It looks like my wait is over though, because the lucky folks over at Guitar World managed to get their hands on this bright orange beast, and there’s little doubt that they liked what they saw––
“Upon plugging into Channel A and striking a note, I was dumbfounded by what I heard. This was the sound of 200 glorious watts pumping audiophile-perfect tone through four 100-watt Celestions. It wasn’t just a loud and clean open E; this sound was massive yet, simultaneously, soft and enveloping…”
They go on to rave about the Thunderverb’s top-notch audiophile components (PCBs with gold-plated circuit tracks, anyone?) marriage-saving attenuation circuit––for dialing in serious gain at whisper quiet volume levels––and a plethora of goodies like a true tube-drive effects loop, spacious tube reverb, dual channels, and a Celestion-loaded 18-ply birch cabinet.
You can check out the full review over at Guitar World’s website, but keep a tight clutch on your wallet… the Thunderverb 200 head is listing for a whopping $2,599.00, while the accompanying cabinet sells for a paltry $999.00.
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February 28th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Sounds like this would also be an awesome bass amp!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
WOW another 3000.00 + dollar amp from orange! whats next, a 5000.00 dollar amp from Marshall? good heavens, with this new fangled “vacuum tube” technology the sky’s the limit! We may even see a 10,000 watt amp at 1,000,000 dollars in our lifetimes. God bless America, Brittain,and those little Asian ppl who make all of our circuit components.
August 4th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Sounded great when I played it in a store, however; I don’t feel like robbing a bank just to be able to afford it. Why must Orange/Marshall/Hughes and Kettner/Mesa etc. always sell their equipment for such ridiculous prices? Because they know people are passionate enough to buy them! I feel so used, damn corporations.